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L. J. BERKELEY. RAH. ANCHOR.

FILED JAN 2? 192! Jan. 2, 1923.

L. 1. BERKELE'Y.

Jan. 2, 1923.

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Patented dan, 23, 1921i nirsn ten jnnnanivon a. or Mrnwannnn, Wisconsin, iissreiion 'ro THE P a' M COMPANY, or enter-iso,

LLNOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS,

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Application filed January 27, 1921. Serial No. 440,396.

Be it known that I, LAURnNen 3. Enerm- LnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of lv'iilwaulrce and State of ViTisconsin, have invented certain new and useful mprovemen'ts in Rail Anchors, of which the following is a specification. i i

My invention relates to devices for resistlongitudinally such devices being (nowi) `genera-lly as rail anchors,` rail stays and anticreepers.

rThe object of the invention is to provide au anchor device suitable for re'sisting the longitudinal creeping` niovement of railroad rails which 'will be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, conveniently applied to a rail, and which when applied will take a combined spring grip and shackle hold on the rail.

A further and more specific object is to provide a novel anchor of the two-piece type consisting of a spring member adapted to be strained during its application 'to a rail so as to eXert a spring` grip on the rail, and a jaw member having` an interlocking;

eugagement with the spring` member andl provided with a bendable part which is bent to its completed form duringA the application of the device to its operative position, tie bendable part above mentioned being` adapted to provide a jaw which, when in its operative position, looks both members of the device on the rail so as to prevent aecidental disengagement of the parts of the device, or the displacement of the device on the rail.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a railroad rail showing an anchor device constructed in accordance with my invention applied in its operative position to the rail;

Fin. 2 is an end view of the same, taken from the right-hand side of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing: the intial position of the anchor device before the same is applied to its operative position;

Fig. 11 is a view in perspective of one of the jaw members of the anchor device;

ing the tendency of railroad rails to movev Figq is a plan view of a rail base show-` ing a modified' form of anchor engaged with the opposite edges ofi'the rail base inlthe position which it assumes before it is moved to its operative position;

Fig- 6 is a side view of' the structure shown in Fig. 5, showing` the anchor device in the same relative position as indicated in Fig'. 5; and4 i F 7 is an end view of the device shown i in Figs. 5 and 6, with thesame moved to its' operative position.

Tiike characters of reference designatei coi'responding parts in the several figure's of the drawings.

Referring firstto Figs. 1 to l inclusive of f the drawingszslO designates a railroad rail, and 11 one of the crossties on which therail is supported. i

The rail anchor' device shown' in these figures consists of a yolre member 12 and a jaw member 13 which have an interlocking engagement with each other, and together embrace the base flanges of the rail, The'yolre member 12 is preferably formed of spring metal, and is provided at one end with an angularlj,T disposed hool 141: providing a jaw which iits over one edge of the rail base, the

other end 'of the volze member being pro vided with an upstanding po-rtion 15 which engages a portion of the outer surface of the j aw member 13 and interlocks therewith. The jaw member 13 is made preferably of bendablematerial, for example, sheet metal, 'and consists of a flat, vertically disposed body portion 16 provided on one of its vertical edges with a normally angularly disposed lug 17 adapted to project over the upper surface of the base flange of the rail, and is formed on its other vertical edge with an inwardly projectin: flange 18 adapted to extend under the 'rail base so as to bear against one of the Vertical faces of the cross tie 11, and with a benda le 111g 19 which normally extends in alignment with the j body portion 16 of the jaw member 15, but is adapted to be bent on a Vertical line to project over the upper surface of the rail base when the jaw is applied to its operative posi- 100,.

tion. rli`he lower edge of the' angular lug` 17 of the jaw member is preferably tapered' to 'I `normal interlocking position.

oonforin with the inciination of the uppersurface of the base fiange, and is sharpeneifil., as shown at 20, or otherwise suitably provided with a sharp edge adapted to take a biting' hold on the rail. If desired, the tieabutting fiange 18 may berigidified by 'forming the fiange and body portion of the aw member with a corrugation 21 which eXtends around thencorner 22 of said member.

rif'he bodyportion of the jaw member is formedv with a relativelyv long' slot 23 Vand a shorter slot 24, connected therewith, through which the end 15 of the yolre member extends when the yolre and jaw members have their En applying` the anchor to a rail, the jaw 14 of the yoke is i'itted over one edge of the rail base, and the angular l'ug 17 of thejaw member' 18 is fitted over the'opposite edge oofxtheirailbase, as shown in Fig. 3. In this position ofthe yohe and j aw members, the end V15 of the yoke member may be passed through the relatively long,`` slot of the jaw member vand then 'moved to the shorter slot 24, in which position the upstandingg` projection 15 of the yoke will extend above `v`the upper edge 25 of the slots, Vso-as to effect an interloclring engagement between the yolre and jaw members. The jaw member 13.1nay then. be raised to the position shown in Fig. E2, and :the lug 19 bent inwardly to fengage with the .upper surface -of the rail base, as shown in Figs. 1 and r`lfhe raising of the jaw -member V18 from the position vshown in Figz totheposition shown in Fig. 2 subjects the-spring yoke 12 toja torsional strain whereby the 'hook portion 14, which preferablyextends in a direetion away from the cross tie 11, is forced downwa'rdly against the upper ysurface of the rail base -and the body portion of the yolre at this end exerts a spring pressure against the under surface of the lrail base. The tensioning of the spring yolre 12 in this n inner, the spring grip produced thereby against the upper and lower surfaces'of the rail base, provide an effective resistance 'to vthe tendency of the `vibration of vthe rail., or other 'disturbing infiuences, to loosen the initial lgrip of the device on the rail. `When the device is in its applied position, the yolre 12 preferably as- .sumesa position diagonally across-the lbase of-the'rail, so-that the device as a whole will ,take za firm shaelrle :hold `vedges of the rail basewhen jected to-a creepingz,` pressure.

nEigs. 5,6 and 7 I have shown aiinodi- ,fied form of anchor device-in which the jaw member 13-a is preferably made of spring vmetal,andthe lug designated 19a, instead of belngbent to ,its completed form, after the aw member vis 'raised to ,its .operative posit1on,,asshown.m Figs; l to 4, is 'tapered as ;shown at 191,1,iso 'that when `raising` the jaw ,member `froiiiii the ,position shown Fig. .6

the rail is sub- 'adapted to entend across ,grip and :i

on the oppositeV 'terlocking eonne tudinally of inaosaa to the position shoii'n in Fig. 7, the member:13*L wiii. yieid siilficiently to perinit the lug,v the rail base. in other respects this form of device may be the sainevas that shown in Figs. 1 to 41-, inclusive, and aceordingly, has been ,flesignated by the same reference characters.

do not claiin speeificall`v her-ein the form of .rail anchor shown in 5, 6 and 7. Thespeci'ic features of this form of the invention consti'ute the subject matter of niy copenrlfiin` application Serial No, 561,5?9, filed May 12", 1922.

I claim:

1 .i rail anchor comprising a member adapted to fit over one edge of a rail base, and a member for engaging the opposito engagement with the first-mentioned mem-4 ber and adapted to be rocked longitudinally of the rail to its operativeposition on said rail,

2. A rail zinclior con'iprising a member adapted to oxtenii a rail base and to fit over one edge thereof, and a member for enoaging the opposite edge of the rail base, iaving an interiocking engageinent with the first-mentioned .member and adapted to be rocked longitudinally of the rail to its operative position on said rail.

A rail anchor comprising a member adapted to e-:tend across a rail base andto grip one edge thereof with spring pressure, and a member for engaging the 'opposite edge of the rail base, having an interioclrino` engageinent with the :bi'st-mentioned member, and adapted to be rocired, on an axis er'ztendinn' transversely of the rail, to its operative position on said rail.

i. rail :inchoi' oonipri o; a iiiember a railW base and to one eds'e thei'eof with spring' Jressure, nieiiib 5 ci' ono'agin' the oppositc edge of the iv base, h i ng: an interlocking;`

19 to snap over the upper edge of ijio engagement with the ni t-moi'itionod member and adapted to be i'ocked, on an axis extending transversely of the rail, to its operativo position on the rail, one of said meinbers beingr`v spring;y and being' strained in its vapplied position on saidraii.

5. A rail anchor coniprising' a sprino' member adaptedto extend around the base of a rar'l and member having` an interloclri ino,` engagei'i'ient therewith ada-pted to bo .3 extending transversely of operative position on the rail therail, to its base.

6. A rail anchor comprising a 'ra-il engaging member adaptedto fitover one edge of a rail base and a j aw member having an inction with said rail i engagadapted to be rocked longithe railv into Ven .;q'aigernent -with the opposite edge ing member and of the rail base; said rail 1 iso national;

engagement w'ih the brat-oni surface of the ra'l base; said rail engv ng member` being` a spring which is subjected to a torsional strain in its applied position.

8. A rail anchor comprising a spring metal Vyolie member adapted to extend around the base of raih and a jaw member adapted to be roclred into operative engageinent with he l'iottom surface of the rail. and having an interloekingi` engagement with said yolre member whereby said roc-king niovement subjects the yolre member to a torsional strain.

9. A rail anchor comprising a spring metal yolze member adapted to extend around the base of a rail, and a jaw member adapted to be roclred into operative engagement with the rail andv having an interlocking engagement with said yoke member whereby said roelring movement subjects the yolre member to atorsional strain to maintain an initial spring grip of the device on the rail; said yolre member being adapted to assume a position diagonally across the rail base whereby Jthe anchor will 'grip the opposite edges of the base with a shaclrle hold when the rail is subjected to a creeping pressure.

10. A rail anchor comprising a rail base engaging member adapted to fit over one edge of a rail base, and a member having an interloclring engagement with said rail base engaging member adapted to be rocked to its operative position and bent over the upper surface of the rail base to lock the device on the rail.

11., A rail anrhor comprising a rail base engaging member adaj'zted to 'lit over ono edge of a rail base.l` and a member having an interloclrinfT engagement with said rail base engaging member adapted to be roclred to its operative position and bent over the upper surface of the rail base to lock the device on the rail; said rail base engaging member being made of spring metal and strained in its operative position on the rail.

152. A rail anchor comprising a rail base engaging` memberadapted to fit over one edge of a rail basej and a member having an interloclzing engagement with said rail base eng sing member adapted to be roclred to its operative 'position and ybent over 'the'upper surface of the rail base to loclr the device on the rail z said rail base engaging member bein made of spring` metal and subjected to a torsional strain by the rocking of the other of said members.

13. A rail anchor comprising a spring metal yolre member and a jaw member which together embrace the base of a l`rail;I the jaw member being formed with' a slot with which said yol'ze has an interloclring'engagement .and provided with a bendable portion which is bent over the edge of the rail when the anchor is in its operative position.

14k. A rail anchor eomprising a spring metal vol/:e member and a jawmember which together embrace the base of a rail, the aw member being fornied with a slot with which said yose has an interloclring ei'igagement and provided with a bendable portion which is bent over the edge of the rail when the anchor is in its operative position; the said slot being so arranged that the roclring of said jaw member subjects said yolre to a torsional strain.

15. A rail anchor comprising a yoke member formed at one end with a jaw` to en ae one edge of a rail base and formed at the other end with an enlargement., and a jaw member formed with a slot with which the enlargement of said voke interloclrs provided with a normally angular lug adapted to engagze the upper surface of the rail base? an angularly disposed fla-ng'e adapted tobear frainst a cross-tie, and bendable lug adapted to be bent into engagement with the upper surface of the rail base to hold said voke'and jaw members in their operative position on the rail. 1

16. A rail anchor comprising a yolre member formed at one end witha j aw to engage one edge of a ra-il base and formed at the other end with an enlargemenn and a jaw member formed with a relatively long slot through which the enlara'ement of said yoke is passed to effect an interlocking engagement therewith and formed with a shorter slot connected with said first-inentioned slot and adapted to receive the body of the yoke adjacent said. enlara'ement and support the same in a position in which said enlargement projects above the upper end of said slots; said member being provided with a normally angular luz adapted to engage the upper surface of the rail base; an angularly disposed flana'e adapted to bear against a crosstie, and the under surface' of the rail base and a bendable lup: adapted to be bent'into engagement with the upper surface of the rail base to holdsaid voke and jaw members -in their operative position on the rail.

17. A rail anchor comprising amember adapted to fit over one edge of a rail base and member associated therewith adapted to engage the opposite edge of the rail base ;l said second-mentioned member being ada-pted to be rocked longitudinally of the rail to its operative position on said rail.

18. A rail anchor comprisinz a member adapted to extend across a rail base and to fit over one edge thereof.j and a. member associated therewith for eng'aging the opposite edge of said. ra-il'base; said second-mentioned member being adapted to be rooked longitusite edge of he mil base and being adapted dinally of the mil into its operative position 1co be rocked longitudinally of the lmil to its on the base of said mil. operative position on the mil; one 'ofsaid 10 19. A mil :mchor comprising :i member members being a spring and being strained adapted to extend across a mil base and to in its application to the mil.

fit over one edge of said base, and aV member associated 'therewith for enga-ging the oppo- LARENCE J. BERKFLEY. 

